Patents
US 12621232 B2: Variable latency testing
- Granted
- 2026-05-05
- Filed
- 2024-05-10 application 18660348
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing variable latency testing. In various embodiments, a computing system may identify a plurality of network devices among network devices that are distributed across a network, based on a set of characteristics for testing a target device in the network. The computing system establishes a plurality of paths, each path corresponding to a path between the target device and one of the plurality of network devices. The plurality of paths includes at least one path having a latency that is different from a latency of other paths and/or at least one path having a connection speed or bandwidth that is different from a connection speed or bandwidth of other paths. The computing system initiates network tests along each established path, analyzes results of the network tests, and presents at least one of the results of the network tests or analyses of the results.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 (ipgb20260505.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC 1,025 patents | US company or organization | Denver, CO | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Giagnocavo | Littleton, CO | 7 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 | |
| Michael Stillman | Pensacola, FL | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L43/50 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-05 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GIAGNOCAVO, PATRICK signed 2024-06-03 STILLMAN, MICHAEL signed 2025-07-03 | CENTURYLINK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC DENVER, CO | 72026/798 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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